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JSI Tip 2646. What is the default attributes set for the Active Directory and Global Catalog?
Jerold Schulman
July 26, 2000
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When you install your first domain controller, a large number of attributes are installed in the schema. Some of these are used in the Active Directory and in the Global Catalog:
Name | Syntax | Description |
|---|---|---|
alt-Security-Identities | Unicode String | Alt-Security-Identities |
common-Name | Unicode String | Common-Name |
display-Name | Unicode String | Display-Name |
given-Name | Unicode String | Given-Name |
group-Type | Integer | Group-Type |
keywords | Unicode String | Keywords |
l | Unicode String | Locality-Name |
lDAP-Display-Name | Unicode String | LDAP-Display-Name |
legacy-Exchange-DN | Unicode String | Legacy-Exchange-DN |
location | Unicode String | Location |
Unicode String | E-mail-Addresses | |
mSMQ-Digests | Octet String | MSMQ-Digests |
mSMQ-Label | Case Insensitive String | MSMQ-Label |
mSMQ-Owner-ID | Octet String | MSMQ-Owner-ID |
mSMQ-Queue-Type | Octet String | MSMQ-Queue-Type |
mS-SQL-Alias | Unicode string | MS-SQL-Alias |
mS-SQL-Database | Unicode string | MS-SQL-Database |
mS-SQL-Name | Unicode string | MS-SQL-Name |
mS-SQL-Version | Unicode string | MS-SQL-Version |
name | Unicode string | RDN |
netboot-GUID | Octet string | Netboot-GUID |
object-Category | Distinguished Name | Object-Category |
object-Guid | Octet string | Object-Guid |
object-Sid | SID | Object-Sid |
organizational-Unit-Name | Unicode string | Organizational-Unit-Name |
primary-Group-ID | Integer | Primary-Group-ID |
sAM-Account-Name | Unicode string | SAM-Account-Name |
sAM-Account-Type | Integer | SAM-Account-Type |
service-Principal-Name | Unicode string | Service-Principal-Name |
sID-History | SID | SID-History |
surname | Unicode string | Surname |
uNC-Name | Unicode string | UNC-Name |
user-Account-Control | Integer | User-Account-Control |
user-Principal-Name | Unicode string | User-Principal-Name |
uSN-Changed | Larger Integer | USN-Changed |
uSN-Created | Larger Integer | USN-Created |
NOTE: The above attributes have the Index this attribute in the Active Directory and Replicate this attribute to the Global Catalog options enabled.
You can use the Active Directory Schema snap-in in the MMC to modify the schema, but you must first implement tip 2645.
NOTE: Microsoft recommends careful consideration and planning prior to modifying the schema.
The following attributes also have their flags set for Ambiguous Name Resolution (ANR):
Display-Name
Given-Name
Legacy-Exchange-DN
RDN
SAM-Account-Name
Surname
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